To further extend our understanding of the mechanism causing the current nearly extinct status of the baiji (Lipotes vexillifer), one of the most critically endangered species in the world, genetic diversity at the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II DRB locus was investigated in the baiji.Nine highly divergent DRB alleles were identifi
Sea turtles are a taxon of conservation concern and are highly migratory, exposing them to a variety of threats (e.g., fisheries bycatch, direct harvest) across their lifetime.Understanding the abundance of nesting females, hatchling production, and migratory movements - three of the most basic biological data needs for this species group - is impe
A polynomial trajectory is a time-traveled distance function used to describe trajectory of the robot.Optimal high-degree polynomial trajectories considering initial and the final velocity conditions besides the acceleration constraints are desired.In this paper, a trajectory optimization problem aiming travel maximum distance for a robot that foll
Phytophthora sojae is an oomycete that causes stem and root rot disease in soybean.P.sojae delivers many RxLR effector proteins, including Avr1b, into host cells to promote infection.We show here that Avr1b interacts with the soybean U-box protein, GmPUB1-1, in yeast two-hybrid, pull down, and bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BIFC) assays.